Poland: negative balance of trade in fresh vegetables
According to preliminary data of Analytical Centre of Custom Administration (CAAC), in 2008 the export of fresh vegetables amounted to 498.6 thousand t at value 201.3 million euro. At the same

Growing demand for celeries on the Polish market
On the market one can observe growing demand for celeries and as a result the prices of these vegetables are also increasing. On Tuesday, 3 March prices of washed celeries were from 1.20 to 1.60

Increase in prices of sweet peppers on Polish market
On Monday, 2 March the price of sweet peppers imported from Spain was by few % higher than last week and reached the level of 37 PLN (euro)/5 kg box. Moreover the prices are higher than at the

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (23.02-01.03.2009)
At the end of February one could observe some increase in the export of apples to the east and increase in prices of the majority of imported fruit and vegetables. Prices of domestic vegetables

Chinese cabbage - the most popular for eastern markets
How we already informed, in the current season, the Chinese cabbage is the most popular vegetables in the export to the Eastern markets. On Thursday, 26 February the prices of Chinese cabbage

Weak Polish Zloty hits wholesale market in Lodz
4,8 PLN for 1 Euro causes uncertainity in imported fruits and vegetables trade. Since last summer, the Polish currency have recorded a devaluation of 30% against the Euro currency. Raising prices

Prices of imported vegetables
On Monday, 23 February on the wholesale market in Bronisze the prices of imported vegetables differed only slightly from the prices of the end of last week. Spanish cucumbers were cheaper – 38

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (16-22.02.2009)
In the third week of February one could observe slight decrease in prices of red apples intended for export. Price of apples 70 +, in cardboard boxes was from 0.70 PLN (0.15 euro)/kg, the price of

Will the export to the eastern countries increase in the spring?
All exporters are wondering if the export to the east will increase. Every year at the end of the winter the sales of fruit and vegetables to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic States used to

Prices of imported vegetables
On Monady, 16 February on the wholesale market in Bronisze prices of imported vegetables were slightly lower than at the end of last week. Only the price of red sweet pepper from Spain remained

Poland: discounters increase their sales by 28% in 2008
The current situation of the retail sector in Poland was an issue of debate in the conference “Poland, the next big player of Europe”, held in Fruit Logistica 2009. The polish retail analyst

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (09-15.02.2009)
The second week of February didn't bring the significant changes in prices of fruit and vegetables. In spite of the further depreciation of zloty it didn’t considerably influence prices of

Weakness of the zloty influence the import
On the wholesale markets prices of imported fruit and vegetables started growing as a result of weakening zloty against the dollar and the euro. On the wholesale market in Poznań prices of

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (02-08.02.2009)
The beginning of February didn't bring the winter to Poland. At the end of the first week of February the weather is rather like in early spring. Such weather influences the market of domestic

Lower import of processed vegetables
According to Polish Analytical Centre of Custom Administration (CAAC) in November 2008 import of processed vegetables amounted to 11.3 thousand t, i.e. by about 33 % less than in November 2007.

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (26.01-01.02.2009)
The last week of January passed. Average prices both apples and domestic vegetables remained rather stable. Fluctuation in prices was minimal (1-3 %) and resulted from changing lower or upper

Growing interest in Chinese cabbages
At the moment Russian recipients are strongly interested in Polish Chinese cabbage. Price of cabbages is slowly going up. On Monday, 26th January the minimum price of Chinese cabbage without the

Growing price of broccoli
In the winter the Polish market of broccoli is dominated by Spanish ones. For a few weeks one can observe an upward trend in prices of these vegetables. On Wednesday, 28th January price of

Import of vegetables in 2008
Between January and October 2008 import of fresh vegetables amounted to 290.7 thousand t at value 202.4 million euro and import of canned vegetables amounted to 131 thousand t at value 118.9

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (19-25.01.2009)
In mazowieckie province the prices (in Polish zloty) of apples, both industrial and eating, didn't change. The purchase price of industrial apples was 0.10 – 0.12 PLN (0.023-0.027 euro)/kg.

Lack of Savoy cabbages
The frosty weather considerably affected the supply of Savoy cabbages. At the moment it is difficult to buy wholesale quantities of this vegetable. On Thursday, 15th December the price of Savoy

Weekly summary – fresh-market.pl price analysis (12-18.01.2009)
The Orthodox holidays passed and the export of apples to the East speeded up but the price didn’t change. The average price of red apples size 7 + was 0.85 PLN (0.20 euro)/kg with packaging.

Chicory on the market
Chicory is especially popular in the winter and spring periods before the early vegetables appear on the market. On the wholesale markets in Białystok and Elbląg the price of domestic chicory

Overview of Poland's Booming Food Processing Sector
6 Jan - The food processing and catering industries in Poland are increasingly interested in importing processed fruits and vegetables and baking ingredients such as baking mixes and fats. There

Big chill causing major headaches
Unusually heavy snowfall has led to disruption for a number of transport and logistics operators as well as fresh produce traders.Major snowfall and extremely low temperatures across Europe have